Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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